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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: DC Comics Catalog: Book Release date: 1999-11-01 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 368 Ean: 9781563894695 Book Isbn: 1563894696 Reading level: Young Adult  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthors:
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Written on October 30, 2008 Summary: Almost Perfect (****1/2) The Long Halloween is one of the greatest stories I have ever read. Unfortunately, the ending is flawed in that it is either vague or implausible. No spoilers here. The journey to the ending is a lot better than the conclusion. Still this is worthy read for any fan of comics. BTW, my rating is really four-and-a-half stars.  Written on October 15, 2008 Summary: Wonderful Seller! In Perfect Condition! It was just what my husband wanted, in perfect condition and half the price of the trendy comic stores! I am extremely happy! Written on October 3, 2008 Summary: One of the best Batman graphic novels! I have only recently started into graphic novels, but out of the ones I have read I would rate the batmans from best to least favorite as follows: 1)Dark Knight Returns 2)Long Halloween 3)Killing Joke 4)Dark Victory 5)Batman: Year One Long Halloween has a great story (which continues in Dark Victory), great art style, and is just fun to read. Highly recommended. Written on September 29, 2008 Summary: Great story lines... If you are looking for a good batman comicbook to start with, this is it. Good story lines and drawing with real Batman feelings. Written on September 25, 2008 Summary: The Long Halloween The highlight of this Batman offering is above all, the artwork of Tim Sale. His vibrant, unique compositions give the book's plotlines an edgy, kinetic energy which keeps the story moving along in the reader's mind even when Loeb's complex storyline sometimes fails to carry its weight. The story is on balance very engrossing and ultimately very entertaining, even if it loses steam or strains for gravitas here and there. It's an admirable attempt to cover all the ground of the Batman mythos- the fun superficialities of cape, cowl and gizmo, the pop philosophical musings on perceptions of justice and the large catalogue of villainous foes the Dark Knight meets along his crusade. Indeed this book shows that Batman's fight for justice is a crusade of sorts in the classical sense of the term- a fight that is becoming more taxing and lengthy than he anticipated, and one perhaps undertaken with misguided intentions and resulting in unexpected consequences. The greatest accomplishment of the writing is the Two Face story arc. It covers the tragic story of Harvey Dent maybe even more ably than the recent film, though the characterization of the Joker in this instance is all style and little substance, pale (no pun intended) in comparison to the recent Ledger incarnation and light years behind the monstrous jester and seminal portrayal found in Alan Moore's 'Killing Joke'. On par with the excellent Dent/ Two Face characterization here, is the intriguing and mysterious handling of Catwoman. In this book and his other works like 'Dark Victory' and the 'Hush' volumes, Loeb has treated the Catwoman character with more respect and realism than most writers and rescued her from the campiness usually associated with her, and in so doing, given Batman an interesting and believable romantic interest and the Batman universe a much needed feminine foil and counterweight to all the testosterone fueled escapades. All said, this comic may not crack the top five of the all time best Batman stories alongside, 'The Killing Joke', 'The Dark Knight Returns', 'Year One', 'Arkham Asylum' and the underrated 'Batman Year 100', but it is definitely a solid number 6 or 7, paired with 'Dark Victory', in the all time top ten. Good read, escpecially for die hards. |
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| Collectible price | $19.99 | - | $44.89 | - | $15.00 | - |
| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 1999-11-01 | 2007-01-10 | 2002-10-01 | 2008-03-19 | 1997-05-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 368 | 144 | 392 | 64 | 224 | 216 |
| Ean | 9781563894695 | 9781401207526 | 9781563898686 | 9781401216672 | 9781563893421 | 9781401204259 |
| Book Isbn | 1563894696 | 1401207529 | 1563898683 | 1401216676 | 1563893428 | 1401204252 |
| Reading level | Young Adult | - | - | - | - | - |
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